Three-dimensional printing of energetic materials: A review
June 2022
Additive manufacturing technology or three-dimensional (3D) printing has been applied in many manufacture fields. The combination of 3D printing and conventional energetic material fields can create...
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Machine learning-guided property prediction of energetic materials: Recent advances, challenges, and perspectives
September 2022
Predicting chemical properties is one of the most important applications of machine learning. In recent years, the prediction of the properties of energetic materials using machine learning has been...
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Ageing studies on AP/HTPB based composites solid propellants
June 2021
Components of solid rocket motor that are susceptible to ageing are propellant, insulator, inhibitor, interfaces, igniter system, and seals. Seals, insulator, ignition systems are replaceable but the...
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Atomic force microscopy in energetic materials research: A review
December 2022
Modern trends in the development of energetic materials include the various methods of particle surface modification and the widespread use of nanosized powders. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a useful,...
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Synthesis and characterization of 2-amino-4,5-bis(tetrazol-5-yl)-1,2,3-triazole: A high-nitrogen energetic material with low sensitivities and high thermal stability
December 2023
In this study, a high-nitrogen insensitive energetic material, 2-amino-4,5-bis(tetrazole-5-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (H2ABTT), was successfully synthesized by introducing the N-amino group on the 1,2,3-triazole...
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A review of small angle scattering, neutron reflection, and neutron diffraction techniques for microstructural characterization of polymer-bonded explosives
September 2023
To better understand the structure-activity relationship and enhance the overall performance of polymer-bonded explosives (PBXs), the neutron and X-ray scattering techniques, which utilize neutron or...
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Machine learning-based prediction and interpretation of decomposition temperatures of energetic materials
December 2023
Exploring the application of machine learning (ML) in energetic materials (EMs) has been a hot research topic. Accordingly, the prediction of the detonation properties of EMs using ML methods has attracted...
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N-Acetonitrile functionalized 3-nitrotriazole: Precursor to nitrogen rich stable and insensitive energetic materials
March 2024
In the field of energetic materials, prime attention has been given to the synthesis of environmentally compatible energetic materials having an adequate balance between energy and stability. For this...
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Review of the phonon calculations for energetic crystals and their applications
June 2021
The phonon is one of the most important elementary excitation in solid system, as a gene related to the thermal properties and chemical stability of energetic materials. This paper reviews the molecular...
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Synthesis, characterization, and thermal decomposition performance of 1,2,3-triazolyl-substituted 1,3,5-triazines with carbonyl, ester, and azide functional groups
December 2023
Based on the organocatalytic reaction of enamine azide addition of 2,4,6-triazido-1,3,5-triazine to acetylacetone acetoacetic ester, we synthesized a series of previously unknown mono-, di-, and tri(1,2,3-triazolyl)-substituted-1,3,5-triazines...
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Influence of nitroamino−nitroimino tautomerism: A useful theoretical supplement for nitroamino-based energetic materials
December 2023
Nitroamino is an ideal high-energy group for constructing energetic compounds. The skeletal isomerization of nitroamino to nitroimino forms intramolecular HBs, thus resulting in better density, thermal...
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Machine learning-assisted quantitative prediction of thermal decomposition temperatures of energetic materials and their thermal stability analysis
Available online 16 September 2023
In this study, machine learning (ML)-assisted regression modeling was conducted to predict the thermal decomposition temperatures and explore the factors that correlate with the thermal stability of...
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Simple and energetic: Novel combination of furoxan and 1,2,4-triazole rings in the synthesis of energetic materials
September 2022
Two novel representatives of energetic (1,2,4-triazolyl)furoxans were prepared from the readily available (furoxanyl)amidrazones. Synthesized compounds were thoroughly characterized with IR and multinuclear...
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Design and performance of a micro-scale detonation train with a built-in pyrotechnic MEMS-based safety and arming device
Available online 8 July 2023
To improve the equipment miniaturization and reliability of weapons and ammunition systems, this study designs a micro-scale detonation train (MDT) with a built-in pyrotechnic microelectromechanical...
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EM Database v1.0: A benchmark informatics platform for data-driven discovery of energetic materials
Available online 10 September 2023
Large-scale data demonstrates great significance for the discovery of novel energetic materials (EMs). However, the open-source databases of EMs are not readily available. In pursuit of high-performance...
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Effects of Al powder on the reaction process and reactivity of B/KNO3 energetic sticks
December 2023
Boron/potassium nitrate (B/KNO3) is a type of critical energetic composite material (ECM). However, the inert oxide layer on the B surface of B/KNO3 hinders the contact between pure fuel and oxidant,...
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Review on the laser-induced performance of photothermal materials for ignition application
September 2021
Laser ignition has been widely studied, and is regarded as a potential initiation technique in pyrotechnics owing to its simple ignition sequence, good safety, high ignition consistency, and strong...
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Nitrogen-rich tetracyclic-based heterocyclic energetic materials
June 2023
This review provides numerous studies on nitrogen-rich tetracyclic-based heterocyclic energetic materials including oxadiazole, tetrazole, triazole, pyrazole, imidazole and tetrazine. The article mainly...
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Successful development of HAN based green propellant
September 2021
Research and development of Hydroxyl Ammonium Nitrate based liquid propellant; SHP-163 is reviewed. Starting from the composition selection of the propellant to the development of 1 N thruster of Green...
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Stabilizer selection and formulation strategies for enhanced stability of single base nitrocellulose propellants: A review
March 2024
Stabilizers play a crucial role in preventing undesirable decomposition and degradation reactions of propellants, thus ensuring their long-term performance and safe storage. This review highlights recent...
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Preparing HNS/n-Al heat-resistant microspheres with enhanced combustion performance using droplet microfluidic technology
Available online 18 October 2023
Reducing the formation of large carbon clusters during the combustion of energetic materials (EMs) and improving their comprehensive performance hold great significance. With fluororubber (F2604) as...
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Preparation of NCh-B and NCh-B-Ti nanocomposites and their ignition and combustion performances
December 2023
To overcome the agglomeration and insufficient combustion of nano-boron (n-B) powders, this study successfully prepared two novel types of boron-based nanocomposites using the acoustic resonance technology,...
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A review of quantum chemical methods for treating energetic molecules
December 2021
As a necessary tool for understanding, prediction, and design (especially on a microscopic scale), Quantum chemical (QC) methods have a profound impact on the field of energetic materials (EMs). This...
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Deprotonation-assisted electrochemical synthesis of copper nitrotriazole with excellent ignition performance
Available online 13 December 2023
Electrochemical synthesis serves as a green and efficient method with great application potential. However, it has not been extensively applied in the synthesis of energetic materials. Nitrogen-rich...
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Azo-linked four-heterocyclic energetic molecule and its complexes: Exploring the important influence of conjugated planar structure on their crystal arrangement and stability
March 2024
Using two routes, this study designed and synthesized a novel azo-linked four-heterocyclic compound, 1,2-bis(5-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl) diazene (3, H4BTTD), with high yields. It corroborated...
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